February 6, 2010

This idea came from seeing a knitted hat with a flower on top. I ended up doing an upside down version of it and used a Lion Brand pattern for an Apple Hat to knit the pink petals and stems. I used a circular needle for the hat and straight needles for the rest.

How to make the upside down flower hat:

With yellow yarn, cast on 56 (62, 66) sts.
Rows 1-6 Work in St st.
Change to white yarn. Work in St st for 22 (24, 26) rows.

Petals-Make 5
Cast on 4 sts (leaving 4-5" tail) with pink yarn.
Row 1: (RS) Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), k3 (5sts).
Row 2: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p4 (6sts). (At same time, anchor tail thread by knitting/purling it along with 3-4 stitches.)
Row 3: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), k5 (7sts).
Row 4: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p6 (8sts). Cut yarn and leave sts on needle, leaving 4-5" tail.
Stem

I have a few questions: 1) what type of yarn did you use? 2) the pattern for the petals seems incomplete, from the picture, there seems to beunaccounted rows? 3) When making the stem, are you casting on these four sts to work on? I've been reading the directions over and over, and just can't seem to figure out why my petals don't look as long as yours.